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Nora Jaber joined the University of Edinburgh Law School as a Lecturer in Law focusing on the Globalised Muslim World in September 2024. Her research operates at the intersection of international law, human rights, and feminist theory, with a particular emphasis on gender justice within the Arab Islamic world. She critically examines the role and limitations of international law in advancing justice in non-Western contexts, centering on alternative frameworks and epistemologies that challenge dominant legal discourses. Nora's doctoral research on legal activism and struggles for women's rights in Saudi Arabia was awarded the 2022 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize by the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Her work broadly explores the complex relationship between law and social justice, particularly how legal frameworks can enable or constrain political struggles against oppression. In 2024, she co-founded the Juridification of Justice research network, bringing together scholars and practitioners engaged in these themes. At Edinburgh, Nora teaches courses including International Human Rights Law, Power in the Muslim World, and Rethinking International Law. Before joining the University of Edinburgh, she served as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter.
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